Web servers and localhost.

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Hi,

Im running on IIS / Win XP and currently having some problems.

I have a program name "MoteView" which show live data that has been transfer/transmited through Mote(Device) by wireless network.

In the User Manual, it states that

User can access XServe(Program Title) and perform most of the functions via web interface. It is covenient for user who is far away from the server.

To run web interface in XServe, use

-h

or -h with options(items contained within the less than/greater than
brackers<>)

-h=<mainpage,hostname,port,configfile>

The -h will use default setting for the web interface, which is "../web,localhost,8080".

After XServe starts with the -h option, the user can access XServe via web interface. Open a web browser, and go to http://localhost:8080 or http://hostname:8080.

So what i do was i go to the command prompt and type.
"cd C:\Program Files\Crossbow\MoteView1\xserve2\bin"
then followed by "xserve.exe -h"

After i key in those commands, i will go to my browser and type http://localhost:8080[^]

but it only bring me to the page which states "This page cannot be displayed"

But if i type http://localhost , it will direct me to http://localhost/localstart.asp[^] and states that my web service is currently running.

Anyone knows how can i configure to view the web interface? as the user manual did not state much about web interface other than the part stated above.

Regards
Joseph

Posted 22-Mar-10 22:22pm

josephong

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Hi Nick,

The xserve application is still running when i navigate in my browser.
Mote user does not have a forum.
Could it be the web server that im using be the problem?

Regards
Joseph

Posted 23-Mar-10 15:27pm

josephong

Solution 3

Hi Joseph,

The only other thing I can think of is to try to telnet to xserve. Open a command window and type:

telnet localhost 8080

If the server is working, you should get a blank screen. If it says it couldn't open the connection, then xserve is not listening on port 8080.

If it works, type something like hello and hit return. You should get some text giving a 400 Bad Request.

If that doesn't work, xserve is not working. Sorry I can't be more help!

Nick

Posted 24-Mar-10 1:11am

Nicholas Butler

Solution 4

Hi Nick,

I have tried using "telnet localhost 8080" and "telnet localhost".
It both gave me the same reply that i could not connect.
Could it be my HTTP server problem?

Regards
Joseph

Posted 24-Mar-10 16:44pm

josephong

Solution 5

Please stop pressing 'answer' to ask more questions, edit your post instead. Yes, your server is obviously not working. IT sounds like IIS is running on your machine, maybe that is what is killing XServe ?

Posted 24-Mar-10 16:49pm

Christian Graus

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Nicholas Butler · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-23T03:17:00

I don't know what MoteView is, but I'll have a go.

Is the xserve application ( I presume this is a web server ) still running when you navigate in your browser?

The URL you posted is correct for port 8080 on your local machine. You should be able to connect to this, but it might be worth disabling any firewalls you have.

Otherwise, does MoteView have a users' forum? You would get more help there.

Nick

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